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The Enterprise IT Revolution: OS Gains Momentum Across Enterprises

By Dick Weisinger

Open Source is having a profound affect on Enterprise IT.  In the early days of Open Source worries around support, scalability, reliability, security, and IP kept most Enterprise customers away from even seriously considering Open Source.   While many of

Open Source: Vendors increasingly Turn to Open Source When Building Proprietary Software

By Dick Weisinger

The Zenoss survey we cited in yesterday’s blog found that 98 percent of companies have Open Source software running somewhere in their companies.  It turns out that even SAP is changing its mind about Open Source.   SAP has long

Open Source: Quality, Flexibility and Cost

By Dick Weisinger

Open Source has matured to the point where it is now used to some extent in every company.  98 percent of respondents to a survey said that their organizations make use of Open Source in some way.  The people answering

Open Source: Quality now leads Affordability as Main Selection Criteria

By Dick Weisinger

During the last ten years Open Source has had a profound influence on both software companies and consumers of software, indirectly if not directly.  And along the way, Open Source has changed, morphing itself in ways so as to become

Open Source: Shift from Skepticism to Enthusiasm

By Dick Weisinger

Two years ago many companies were skeptical of Open Source, but after living two years through tough times during a recession, many companies  have a better handle on what Open Source is all about and are enthusiastically embracing its potential.